Agudo, Rio Grande do Sul
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Agudo is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil.
Location
Agudo is 83 meters above sea level. The total area is 553,1 km2 and the population was estimated at 16,401 in 2020.
The municipality contains part of the 1,848 hectares (4,570 acres) Quarta Colônia State Park, created in 2005.[2] The municipality contains part of the hydroelectric
History
Archeological evidence indicates that this area was settled by humankind as far back as 8,000 years ago. The first Europeans to come into the area were Jesuit priests who in the 16th century began establishing the so-called Reductions or left the area inactive as far as European activities were concerned.
The local indigenous population suffered attacks by Paulistas from the north who, amongst other things, made it their business to capture
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Parque Estadual Quarta Colônia (in Portuguese), SEMA: Secretaria do Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, retrieved 2017-01-20
- ^ Dona Francisca (in Portuguese), OSAB: Observatório Sócio-Ambiental da Baragens, retrieved 2017-01-20
External links
- The Municipality of Agudo. Official website, accessed on April 25, 2006.
Genealogical research
- Colônia Santo Ângelo/Santo Angelo Settlement (Archived 2009-10-24). Site in English and Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
- Altmann Family. Site in English and in Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
- Projeto Imigração Alemã/German Immigration Project. Site in Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
- The Beskow Family in Santo Ângelo, in the Municipality of Agudo (Archived 2009-10-24). Site in English and Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
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